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SUSPECT

Definition:

[noun] someone who is under suspicion
[noun] a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
Synonyms: defendant
[verb] imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
Synonyms: surmise
[verb] regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
Synonyms: distrust, mistrust
[verb] hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
[adjective] not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
Synonyms: fishy, funny, queer, shady, suspicious